Sebastian Steudtner has turned to science as he chases the world's biggest waves



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Sebastian Steudtner holds the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed. At 26.21 meters (86 feet), it is equivalent to surfing an eight-story building.

The record was set in the picturesque Portuguese fishing village of Nazaré, whose north beach has been hailed as the Mount Everest of big-wave surfing having been home to seven of the tallest 10 waves ever surfed.

The German is a central figure in an international community of surfers who relocate to the west coast of Portugal each year for the season, which spans from October to March.

But there is a method behind the 37-year-old's apparent madness - he's something of a surfing scientist in his approach to tackling the world's roughest seas.

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